Parker has quarters and dimes his piggy bank. He has 4 more dimes than quarters, and he a total of $7.05 in his bank. How many dimes and quarters does Parker have?

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Parker has quarters and dimes his piggy bank. He has 4 more dimes than quarters, and he a total of $7.05 in his bank. How many dimes and quarters does Parker have?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-23T11:38:03

Parker has #19# quarters and #23# dimes.

Explanation:

Let Parker has #x# quarters #($0.25)#.
Then he has #x+4# dimes #($0.10)#.
So by given condition #x*0.25+(x+4)*0.10=7.05 or 0.25x+0.10x=7.05-0.40 or 0.35x = 6.65 or x=6.65/0.35=19 ; x+4=23#
So Parker has #19# quarters and #23#dimes.[Ans]

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Parker has quarters and dimes his piggy bank. He has 4 more dimes than quarters, and he a total of $7.05 in his bank. How many dimes and quarters does Parker have?

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